Association patterns and inferred genealogies of resident killer whales, Orcinus orca, in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 900-919

  Matkin, Craig O ^a   Ellis, Graeme ^b   Olesiuk, Peter ^b   Saulitis, Eva ^a  

^a North Gulf Oceanic Society   (United States)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENEALOGY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UNITED STATES;

CETACEAN; GENEALOGY; RESIDENT POPULATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0032709931     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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